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Learn life-saving techniques, heart facts at Press the Chest

Special to the Democrat
Published 1:57 p.m. ET June 4, 2018 | Updated 4:32 p.m. ET June 4, 2018

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Attendees were able to take home an anytime CPR kit that includes a mannequin and instructional dvd at the Press the Chest event held at Tucker Civic Center on Saturday.(Photo: Alvin McBean/Democrat)Buy Photo

Leon County invites you to #BeALifeSaver and check out the AmeriHeart exhibit at the eighth annual Press the Chest – a community-wide CPR training event – on Saturday, June 9, at the Tucker Civic Center, 505 W. Pensacola St., from 10 a.m. until noon. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.

Press the Chest is an annual event that focuses on the importance of providing the community with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. County events like Press the Chest contribute to Leon County’s cardiac survival rate of 33 percent, which exceeds the national average of 7 percent. To register, visit www.LeonCountyFL.gov/PressTheChest

This year’s Press the Chest event also features the AmeriHeart®, a fully-interactive exhibit that depicts the features of the human heart, how the heart works, and how it is affected by various ailments. The AmeriHeart® exhibit will be open from 9 a.m. until CPR training begins at 10 a.m., and directly after training until 1 p.m.

Since 2010, Leon County has trained over 7,000 people with hands-on instruction on how to do CPR correctly. Like the past eight years, highly credentialed Leon County Emergency Medical Services personnel will teach the recommendations made by the American Heart Association. These recommendations include C-A-B (Compressions-Airway-Breathing) along with the new emphasis on “Hands-Only CPR.” Participants will also be taught how to use Automated External Defibrillators. This is not a certification event.

Each participant of Press the Chest CPR 2018 will receive an American Heart Association personal “CPR Anytime” kit containing a CPR manikin, DVD, and educational materials.